Windtalkers: Difference between revisions
Windtalkers: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Windtalkers: Difference between revisions
[[Image:WindtalkersBAR-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A nice side shot of the BAR.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersBAR-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A nice side shot of the BAR.]]
==M2-2 Flamethrower==
Private Harrigan ([[Brian Van Holt]]) uses an [[M2 Flamethrower|M2-2 Flamethrower]] as his weapon in the film. Using a flamethrower in any combat situation is a brave move as a single hit from an FMJ round to the tank containing a mixture of Napalm and Gasoline, and the tank will explode and engulf the user in flames. Harrigan is unlucky enough to experiance this himself, forcing Sgt. Joe Enders ([[Nicolas Cage]]) puts him out of his misery with his .45.
[[Image:WindtalkersM2A1Flamethrower-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Harrigan torches a Japanese bunker with his M2-2 Flamethrower.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM2A1Flamethrower-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Harrigan burns a Jap tank with his M2-2 Flamethrower.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM2A1Flamethrower-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of Harrigan torching the tank.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM2A1Flamethrower-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Here we see the flamethrower is a rubber prop, since even empty the tank weighs roughly 30lbs.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM2A1Flamethrower-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harrigan's tank ignites when struck by a round. It is rare that lead rounds would spark and ignite the fluid but since most issued rifles (including the Jap Arisaka) used Full Metal Jacket FMJ "Ball" ammo, the metal on metal contact sparks and the tank blows up.]]
M1 Garand rifles are the most commonly weapon in the hands of U.S. Marines. Most notably seen used by Private Pappas (Mark Ruffalo) and Private Nellie (Martin Henderson).
For the remainder of the film, Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicholas Cage) uses an M1928A1 Thompson fitted with a 30 round magazine (although the capacity is continually ignored, being a John Woo film). Sgt. Pete "Ox" Anderson (Christian Slater) also uses an M1928A1. Since this is a Woo film, whenever Enders or Ox comes running in, all it takes is a good hip fired burst from their Thompsons and all the Japs are dead.
Both Private Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) and Private Charlie Whitehorse (Roger Willie) use M1 Carbines throughout the film. This is strange because usually M1 Carbines were issued to soldiers of higher rank, not first time translator privates. It would be more likely for them to be issued M1 Garands.
Private Chick (Noah Emmerich) uses a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 as his role of the support gunner in the film, although his BAR is firing on the faster auto fire rate and has the bipod removed, suggesting it is used more in the assault rifle role.
Private Harrigan (Brian Van Holt) uses an M2-2 Flamethrower as his weapon in the film. Using a flamethrower in any combat situation is a brave move as a single hit from an FMJ round to the tank containing a mixture of Napalm and Gasoline, and the tank will explode and engulf the user in flames. Harrigan is unlucky enough to experiance this himself, forcing Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) puts him out of his misery with his .45.
